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they were never intended to be used by u.s. interrogators. these techniques were based on chinese and communist techniques used during the korean war. they were developed to expose them for a few moments to these techniques was meant to help them survive in the event they were captured, in the event they were subjected to these techniques. my question to you is this. is there any come comparability to a friendly trainer exposing our troops to waterboarding for a few moments, is there any comparability to using these techniques on an enemy in an effort to extract intelligence? >> they're for completely different purposes and intentions. i do not see any comparability there. >> now, the chairman and i issued a report on -- or made a statement on april 27th, 2012. this also began with the statement of mr. rodriguez. here is what he said. information provided by cia detainees, khalid sheikh mohammed about bin laden's courier being the lead information that eventually led to the location of bin laden's compound and the operation that led to his de
they were never intended to be used by u.s. interrogators. these techniques were based on chinese and communist techniques used during the korean war. they were developed to expose them for a few moments to these techniques was meant to help them survive in the event they were captured, in the event they were subjected to these techniques. my question to you is this. is there any come comparability to a friendly trainer exposing our troops to waterboarding for a few moments, is there any...
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then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here he was facing george w. bush to have the republican party backing him and all the money and john mccain came out and help 114 town meetings and stayed there until every question was answered. you could see the light bulb going on in people's heads. whenever going to get a patient's bill of rights? it was refreshing candor. he was totally open to the press. there was a candor and a welcome this. -- and a welcomeness that no one has seen before or since. >> sunday night at 8:00 on c- span's q&a. monday, a journalist jim lehrer, martha raddatz
then a forum on u.s.-israel relations. on the next washington journal, mark ginsburg discusses the situation in egypt and syria and how president obama's new foreign-policy team my dish -- might address them. the president of women drive worldwide talks about women's rights. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> john mccain's 2000 campaign when he ran for president as the most memorable campaign of any i have covered or been around. we will never see it again. here...
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the ambassador had all of the ambassadors to the u.s. i said let's talk about detention and interrogation. i laid it out. let me give you four sentences. we believe we are a nation at war with al qaeda and the affiliates. my moral and legal responsibility is to take it to that enemy. there's not another country in the room who agreed with any of those four sentences. they not only rejected it for them, they had serious questions about the legitimacy of the questions for us. sometimes you have to forgo things that in your mind are ethical, legal, and effective because secondary and tertiary effects of taking that course of action may make you less effective. let's take target of killing. i said on cnn sunday morning, there was a time -- i knew there were secondary effects was the primary effect was so important because of the degree of danger that existed at the time. now the environment as changed the degree is somewhat different. now those effects might become dominant. yes, i can see a down side for doing things that you believe are ef
the ambassador had all of the ambassadors to the u.s. i said let's talk about detention and interrogation. i laid it out. let me give you four sentences. we believe we are a nation at war with al qaeda and the affiliates. my moral and legal responsibility is to take it to that enemy. there's not another country in the room who agreed with any of those four sentences. they not only rejected it for them, they had serious questions about the legitimacy of the questions for us. sometimes you have...
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vice president of u.s. said that president should have power to mandate which weapons and guns that citizens can own, when it is going to end. >> remember what churchill said we'll do the right thing, but first we must exhaust all possibilities, we're getting close, there may be a awakening it will start with recession come box in the summer. lou: i worry that church hill, who anticipated so much did not anticipate in exhausting all possibilities we could exhaust our wealth, legacy and perhaps destiny. thank you, all i appreciate it. >> thank you for being with us, we hope have you a safe, and good weekend, see you monday. good night from new
vice president of u.s. said that president should have power to mandate which weapons and guns that citizens can own, when it is going to end. >> remember what churchill said we'll do the right thing, but first we must exhaust all possibilities, we're getting close, there may be a awakening it will start with recession come box in the summer. lou: i worry that church hill, who anticipated so much did not anticipate in exhausting all possibilities we could exhaust our wealth, legacy and...
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vice president of u.s. said that president should have power to mandate which weapons and guns that citizens can own, when it is going to end. >> remember what churchill said we'll do the right thing, but first we must exhaust all possibilities, we're getting close, there may be a awakening it will start with recession come box in the summer. lou: i worry that church hill, who anticipated so much did not anticipate in exhausting all possibilities w could exhaust our wealth, legacy and perhaps destiny. thank you, all i appreciate it. >> thank you for being with us, we hope have you a safe, and good weekend, see you monday. good weekend, see you monday. good night from new all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. stanng by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers.
vice president of u.s. said that president should have power to mandate which weapons and guns that citizens can own, when it is going to end. >> remember what churchill said we'll do the right thing, but first we must exhaust all possibilities, we're getting close, there may be a awakening it will start with recession come box in the summer. lou: i worry that church hill, who anticipated so much did not anticipate in exhausting all possibilities w could exhaust our wealth, legacy and...
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we will destroy that organization, and u.s. citizens can surrender anytime. >> just on that point, i do not take a back seat to anybody in terms of citing al qaeda. i asked you a different question, and on the question of what kind of evidence ought to be applied, whether there ought to be geographic limits, the question of whether an individual should be allowed to surrender. for example, there is a question of whether the obligation changes, a valid target has not been publicly reported, so there are issues here, and i think we are going to have to continue discussions, and, madam, i look forward to the extra round. >> senator coats. >> i think it may be better held for further discussion next week in the classified room, but this whole idea of leaks, nothing upsets me more in this committee, and we have had a lot of these in the last few years, to see something that was discussed in classified areas, written up the next day in the newspapers or on the part of the media, and it drives some of us crazy. it does me, anyway. so
we will destroy that organization, and u.s. citizens can surrender anytime. >> just on that point, i do not take a back seat to anybody in terms of citing al qaeda. i asked you a different question, and on the question of what kind of evidence ought to be applied, whether there ought to be geographic limits, the question of whether an individual should be allowed to surrender. for example, there is a question of whether the obligation changes, a valid target has not been publicly...
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because the game does in fact take you not just to over there, but also into the u.s. she is taking you on this journey and solving problems and taking women from a crush to opportunity. >> who are is the project aimed at. is it for teenage gamer or trying to get affluent social activists to increase awareness >> sure. so our organization games for change, our mission is improving social impact through the use of digital games. this game, half the sky movement the game, is really at its core about taking this message of how do you use a platform such as facebook to drive social action and positive change? how do you feel good playing a game? these are really games for goods. you want people to share their progress of what they're doing in the game. nick kristoff and cheryl, the authors of the book "half the sky" this is the newest installment of their movement. >> michelle, quickly, inside the game you can make donations, real world donations. so it's not just a game but you can actually make social change through playing this. >> exactly. so the whole point of the gam
because the game does in fact take you not just to over there, but also into the u.s. she is taking you on this journey and solving problems and taking women from a crush to opportunity. >> who are is the project aimed at. is it for teenage gamer or trying to get affluent social activists to increase awareness >> sure. so our organization games for change, our mission is improving social impact through the use of digital games. this game, half the sky movement the game, is really at...
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vice president of u.s. said that president should have power to mandate which weapons and guns that citizens can own, when it is going to end. >> remember what churchill said we'll do the right thing, but first we must exhaust all possibilities, we're getting close, there may be a awakening it will start with recession come box in the summer. lou: i worry that church hill, who anticipated so much did not anticipate in exhausting all possibilities we could exhaust our wealth, legacy and perhaps destiny. thank you, all i appreciate it. >> thank you for being with us, we hope have you a safe, and good weekend, see you monday. good night from new my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dream
vice president of u.s. said that president should have power to mandate which weapons and guns that citizens can own, when it is going to end. >> remember what churchill said we'll do the right thing, but first we must exhaust all possibilities, we're getting close, there may be a awakening it will start with recession come box in the summer. lou: i worry that church hill, who anticipated so much did not anticipate in exhausting all possibilities we could exhaust our wealth, legacy and...
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the u.s. will triple by the year 2050, with nearly 14 million patients expected, as the baby-boomer generation gets older. health experts say there's an urgent need for treatments. >>> the government in britain this morning has announced all dogs in the u.k. will have to be implanted with microchips beginning in 2016. owners whose dogs are not microchipped could face an $800 fine. the laws make it easier to track down owners of dangerous pets. >>> now, an update on the recovery of our colleague, barbara walters. walters says she hopes to be back with the ladies of "the view" in three weeks. recovering from the chickenpox and a concussion, walters says she's weak but not in any pain. >>> time for sports news this morning. we get the highlights from espn. >> welcome to your "sportscenter" update. i'm jorge andres. college hoops is where we go. taking on tcu. pick it up second half. 2 of his 24. up 14. inside, getting the bucket to go. 12 point, 8 boards for him. under four minutes to play, green
the u.s. will triple by the year 2050, with nearly 14 million patients expected, as the baby-boomer generation gets older. health experts say there's an urgent need for treatments. >>> the government in britain this morning has announced all dogs in the u.k. will have to be implanted with microchips beginning in 2016. owners whose dogs are not microchipped could face an $800 fine. the laws make it easier to track down owners of dangerous pets. >>> now, an update on the...
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the u.s. economy grew at a .1% annual rate in the fourth quarter. that is only slightly better than the commerce department's previous estimate that the economy shrank, but better that shrinking and it's the weakest performance in nearly two years. mike is a certainly columnist for yahoo finances. some mixed stuff here but housing is better, jobs are better. thing are better. >> and markets are reflect that even before this dat a a. we doubled in four years while many people were not watching the market. yes, things are better. the fourth quarter was a stall or stutter step but more recently, when now look at things the market cares about, corporate profited and future outlook for magic looks okay. >> shepard: you look at the market, it's way ahead of all the indicators some sometimes makes people go, hmm. >> it's ahead on a short-term basis. definitely up 15% since mid-november or so. that's a big move in a short period of time. definitely should kind of backfill or stall out or who knows what if we don't get this idea that things are better, then
the u.s. economy grew at a .1% annual rate in the fourth quarter. that is only slightly better than the commerce department's previous estimate that the economy shrank, but better that shrinking and it's the weakest performance in nearly two years. mike is a certainly columnist for yahoo finances. some mixed stuff here but housing is better, jobs are better. thing are better. >> and markets are reflect that even before this dat a a. we doubled in four years while many people were not...
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judith miller, a former u.s. ambassador, said john bolton , let's go to benghazi first rebels say i have heard very few days of testimony like general dempsey and leon panet a one negative panetta it made me sick to hear officials speak with so little information. >> information they were willing to do divulged. we only have the questions we started in not getting straight answers. lou: and a logger care what they're willing to divulged. the american people are entitled to the information they talk to the president once in general dempsey and i was a rare security risk in chose to wait until somebody asked rather than assume responsibility and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, a man leading the leaders in uniform. is gut-wrenching. >> is a conflict as to what the president said he said the to tell his people do every do and confirm from the pentagon knew was in charge with the state department or urgent -- but leon panetta says it is not 911 that when your people are in danger that is more than 911. lou:
judith miller, a former u.s. ambassador, said john bolton , let's go to benghazi first rebels say i have heard very few days of testimony like general dempsey and leon panet a one negative panetta it made me sick to hear officials speak with so little information. >> information they were willing to do divulged. we only have the questions we started in not getting straight answers. lou: and a logger care what they're willing to divulged. the american people are entitled to the information...
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we have many u.s. allies scattered across the second and world in latin america and other places that are close allies on many things. yet in the u.n. they will continually vote with the large third world blocks against us on all sorts of things. that's partly because they perceive a value in kind of a stance which puts pressure on the united states to take account of them to sort of take them seriously as a nay sayer can only talk. but talk has some not a lot of influence. and second, because we, for our part, the united states does not feel that it's worth extracting through pressure or -- [inaudible] in their real place per se. in the capital city. and the diplomacy with them and real life with them. in substance of how they behave at the u.n. we don't think the u.n. is that important. we don't wind up forcing them to take account of our positions on things many of which matter us. at least in the general assembly. we don't think it's worth the price we have to pay and the real world relationship wi
we have many u.s. allies scattered across the second and world in latin america and other places that are close allies on many things. yet in the u.n. they will continually vote with the large third world blocks against us on all sorts of things. that's partly because they perceive a value in kind of a stance which puts pressure on the united states to take account of them to sort of take them seriously as a nay sayer can only talk. but talk has some not a lot of influence. and second, because...
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and former u.s. army ranger jack murphy and former navy seal brandon web and on the floor of our studio we projected a map of benghazi ap before this, we're going through a timeline of the events of that night. good to sigh both. >> thank you for having us. >> sean: and this is important because we're seeing that events that we don't know about could have precip kated these attacks, a good summary. >> accurate. >> sean: and start with the timeline. >> it began at 9:40 at night and initiated with rpg's hitting the consulate the temporary facility we call now the consulate. at that point the local militia guards were unarmed, they fleed, they were only armed with bats, essentially when they see the mob coming they cut and run. attackers breached the main gate and overcome the compound and at this point ambassador stevens is going into the safe room inside the consulate and dss agents are retrieving tactical gear and making a call up higher to say they're getting hit. by 10:05, what you have-- >> it i s
and former u.s. army ranger jack murphy and former navy seal brandon web and on the floor of our studio we projected a map of benghazi ap before this, we're going through a timeline of the events of that night. good to sigh both. >> thank you for having us. >> sean: and this is important because we're seeing that events that we don't know about could have precip kated these attacks, a good summary. >> accurate. >> sean: and start with the timeline. >> it began at...
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economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries and canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility project documents that in the u.s. today, few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early childhood education. they point to head start, the long-standing program that provides this education to disadvantaged children. the department of health and human services released a study of head start in 2010 which was updated in 2012 which concludes its positive effects begin to fade in a few years. this has led many to call the program a failure and urged the government not to throw good money after bad. people are jumping to conclusions about a very complicated subject without understanding the study or social science rese
economic mobility in the u.s. is low compared to what it was in times past and with current levels in many european countries and canada. you hear all about rags to riches stories, but they are the exceptions. a comprehensive study by the pew economic mobility project documents that in the u.s. today, few poor people become even upper middle class. now, some of the criticism of president obama's program has come from people who worry about the government's track record in the area of early...
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in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's get started. >>> spies and spy agencies are all over the big screen and in the news these days. we have new revelations about hack attacks from china, renewed debate over drones and the still running controversy over torture which bobbled up again with "zero dark thirty's" five oscar nominations. i want to get to the bottom of some of these issues of national security from people who come at it from different angles. >> michael hayden was the director of the cia and nsa and a global security advisory firm. reuel marc gerecht is now
in the u.s., it is only 69%. and those children tend to be from middle and upper middle class families. american government set the pace for education for the past 150 years. we've been the first country to offer mass education anywhere. that lead is now gone. obama's proposals will help the u.s. start to catch up in the great struggle for high-quality human capital that is going to define the next century. for more on this, you can read my column in this week's "time" magazine. let's...
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the u.s. is among the world leaders in holding prisoners alone in small cells, in some cases up to 23 hours a day. in a statement, the aclu welcome the review saying -- president obama took his public campaign for gun control on the road monday with a speech in minnesota. with his state of the union address one week away, he emphasized his plan to ban assault weapons and increase background checks on gun buyers. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it is time to do something. [applause] there won't be perfect solutions, we will not save every life, but we can make a difference. that is our responsibility as americans. that is what i will do every single day as long as i have the honor of serving as your president. >> a number of republican senators have announced they won't try to filibuster the confirmation of chuck hagel as secretary of defense. the pledge by arizona senator john mccain and others likely means hagel has enough votes should another republican decide to filibuster
the u.s. is among the world leaders in holding prisoners alone in small cells, in some cases up to 23 hours a day. in a statement, the aclu welcome the review saying -- president obama took his public campaign for gun control on the road monday with a speech in minnesota. with his state of the union address one week away, he emphasized his plan to ban assault weapons and increase background checks on gun buyers. >> we don't have to agree on everything to agree it is time to do something....
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in collaboration with the u.s. since then -- since his bureau, ntia conducts the most extensive survey work of broadband friends in the u.s., most recently in october 2010, not very long ago. it showed that 60% of americans subscribe to broadband. that is up to a 68% is up from 51% in 2007 and 64% in 2010. but that still leaves roughly one-third of americans who do not have access to the internet at home. also troubling, our survey reveals that there is still a substantial digital divide that breaks down a lot -- along traditional racial, ethnic, age, and geographical lines and by disability status. for example, 72% of white households had broadband access at home. compared with only 55% of african-american households and 57% of hispanic households. that is a 17 and 15-point difference. there is a similar divide between urban and rural america, where 70% of urban households have access at home, but only 57% of rural households are subscribing to broadband. seniors in people with disabilities also have far lower rat
in collaboration with the u.s. since then -- since his bureau, ntia conducts the most extensive survey work of broadband friends in the u.s., most recently in october 2010, not very long ago. it showed that 60% of americans subscribe to broadband. that is up to a 68% is up from 51% in 2007 and 64% in 2010. but that still leaves roughly one-third of americans who do not have access to the internet at home. also troubling, our survey reveals that there is still a substantial digital divide that...
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in u.s. custody? is it because we want another country to do the dirty work? >> i don't think that is it at all. i think it is rather arrogant to think that we're the only country that respects human rights. we have assurances from other countries that they respect human rights. let's say an individual goes to egypt because they are an egyptian citizen. egyptians have a long history dealing with them and have family members and others they can bring in to be part of the whole interrogation process. >> that was john brennan speaking to pbs in 2005. brennan's confirmation hearing comes as an affirmation is coming to light about the extent of the secret rendition program after the 9/11 attacks. a new report by the open society justice initiative names a least 136 individuals who were allegedly subjected to secret detention and rendition. >> the report is called, "globalizing torture: cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition." it also identifies 54 foreign governments that aided the unite
in u.s. custody? is it because we want another country to do the dirty work? >> i don't think that is it at all. i think it is rather arrogant to think that we're the only country that respects human rights. we have assurances from other countries that they respect human rights. let's say an individual goes to egypt because they are an egyptian citizen. egyptians have a long history dealing with them and have family members and others they can bring in to be part of the whole...
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as a u.s. citizen, we all have a right not to be summarily killed by our government without a trial. that's the legal just -- >> maybe not a trial, without some process. >> without due process. without some process, whatever process is due to us. >> correct. >> but certainly not in an extra-judicial killing by a drone. >> under international law,there is no legal justification for targeting people without any meaningful oversight or articulable reason. there are rules that have been established in terms of the law of war and otherwise that keep governments from just dropping bombs randomly on other folks in different countries at which it is not at war. and then the second piece is the piece that vicki brings up, which is the constitutional issue, that we certainly cannot and should not live in a country where the u.s. is targeting its own citizens for killing without any due process at all. so we've moved from the bush administration, where we started out with detention in guantanamo without c
as a u.s. citizen, we all have a right not to be summarily killed by our government without a trial. that's the legal just -- >> maybe not a trial, without some process. >> without due process. without some process, whatever process is due to us. >> correct. >> but certainly not in an extra-judicial killing by a drone. >> under international law,there is no legal justification for targeting people without any meaningful oversight or articulable reason. there are...
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[inaudible] excluded u.s. citizens when -- >> that's got to be their opening salvo. >> i don't think the admiral's going to want to tell the judges they handle it that way. >> [inaudible] >> that's a waste of time. look, we have very little facts in the case. they're so sensitive that we don't even get them -- [inaudible] my responsibility. >> who made you first chair? >> the admiral mentioned my name. >> so? >> all right. i'll tell you what, we'll flip for it. >> okay. >> call it. >> heads. yeah, but -- [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] >> well, that, that's one of many, many dramatic representations of the military commission's project at guantanamo, and one thing that we learn from it is that the people involved are extraordinarily good looking. [laughter] it's actually from the television show "jag" which no longer is on the air, but it would take its storylines from cases, mainly military cases that took place, and that episode, called "tribunal," actually aired in april of 2002. so president bush iss
[inaudible] excluded u.s. citizens when -- >> that's got to be their opening salvo. >> i don't think the admiral's going to want to tell the judges they handle it that way. >> [inaudible] >> that's a waste of time. look, we have very little facts in the case. they're so sensitive that we don't even get them -- [inaudible] my responsibility. >> who made you first chair? >> the admiral mentioned my name. >> so? >> all right. i'll tell you what,...
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the training of u.s. personnel and exposing of them for a few moments to these techniques were meant to help them survive in the event they were captured and the event they were subject to these techniques. my question is, is there any comparability between a friendly trainer in the united states to expose our troops to these techniques for a few moments under close supervision? is there any possible comparability to that to using these techniques on an enemy in an effort to extract intelligence? >> they are for different purposes and i do not see a common comparability there. >> the chairman and i issued a report or made a statement on april 27, 2012. this is also began with the statement of mr. rodriguez. he said information provide bid -- provided by c.i.a. detainees about bin laden's courier being the lead information led to the location of bin laden's compound.-- compound, and the operation that led to his death. that is what he said. we said that statement is wrong. the original lead of information
the training of u.s. personnel and exposing of them for a few moments to these techniques were meant to help them survive in the event they were captured and the event they were subject to these techniques. my question is, is there any comparability between a friendly trainer in the united states to expose our troops to these techniques for a few moments under close supervision? is there any possible comparability to that to using these techniques on an enemy in an effort to extract...
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vessels to take product from the gulf coast to the east coast or port to port, u.s. ports u.s. port. whether we move it by barge, whether we move in by ship, by rail, pipe, the secret is to move from where it is to wear it isn't. i keep saying that. it is not hard. and the pipeline is actually the safest environmentally friendly way to move a product. gerri: wel you said that before. worries now that we're going to damage our relationship and summer with canada. here is what craig said from the canadian association for petroleum produce. the signal of a rejection of a permit by the president would be a significant change in the canada-u.s. relationship. canada is looking for security in demd wherever that might be throughout the world. is that going to be a problem? i ththink people forget how important canada is to this country. not only tt we buy things from them, but there are such an important market for our goods and services. >> there are a number one trade partner without a doubt. you kno the canadian relations to a don't think will be long impaired. it makes no economic
vessels to take product from the gulf coast to the east coast or port to port, u.s. ports u.s. port. whether we move it by barge, whether we move in by ship, by rail, pipe, the secret is to move from where it is to wear it isn't. i keep saying that. it is not hard. and the pipeline is actually the safest environmentally friendly way to move a product. gerri: wel you said that before. worries now that we're going to damage our relationship and summer with canada. here is what craig said from the...
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can you talk about why the u.s. military is now flying drone operations or did fly drone operations over pakistan? >> i can't. i know you say it's widely acknowledged. i don't know how widely anything has been acknowledged on that count. i don't think it's appropriate for me at this podium to discuss operations that may or may not be taking place. >> what concerns do you have that these u.s. government drone strikes in pakistan may be backfiring now and simply creating more enemies of the united states? >> i refer your questions to other people. that's not something we speak to or are involved in. >> who would you refer them to, jeff? where should i -- >> do you not want a question, justin? >> i do want a question, but barbara is still talking. >> barbara, do you have a follow? >> would you tell me where you would refer that to? >> you would have to talk to somebody other than the pentagon. we don't talk to those operational matters because they don't involve us. yes. >> they don't involve us. you have to talk to so
can you talk about why the u.s. military is now flying drone operations or did fly drone operations over pakistan? >> i can't. i know you say it's widely acknowledged. i don't know how widely anything has been acknowledged on that count. i don't think it's appropriate for me at this podium to discuss operations that may or may not be taking place. >> what concerns do you have that these u.s. government drone strikes in pakistan may be backfiring now and simply creating more enemies...
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the u.s. supreme court is expected to hear arguments on march 26. gay rights supporters are pressing the obama administration to file what's called a friend of the court brief urging the justices to overturn proposition 8. the obama administration did file against the federal defense of marriage act brief but so far has not weighed in on prop 8. >>> the board of directors are meeting and have been almost three hours debating over a fan to raise fares and parking prices. we'll tell you what's holding them up. >>> the weather is quickly warming up. we'll have the forecast. >>> part of 15th avenue will be closed today while they fix a sinkhole caused by a ruptured water main early yesterday morning. it goes from west portal avenue and the 16-inch main broke yesterday morning and the flow damaged about two dozen homes and a dozen vehicles. >>> bart fares could be going up. a new proposal is before the board of directors right now. the meeting is still going on. good afternoon, claudia. >>reporter: good afternoon. we had expected a decision by now. it wa
the u.s. supreme court is expected to hear arguments on march 26. gay rights supporters are pressing the obama administration to file what's called a friend of the court brief urging the justices to overturn proposition 8. the obama administration did file against the federal defense of marriage act brief but so far has not weighed in on prop 8. >>> the board of directors are meeting and have been almost three hours debating over a fan to raise fares and parking prices. we'll tell you...
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if the u.s. believes that this the target has in the past been involved in such violent activities, and the target has not renounced such activities, it can be assumed that they are an eminent threat now, and that that would justify an attack. now, again, remember, we're talking about targeted killings of americans. we're talking about making decisions based on secret administration has publicly let on. >> mike, on the three part, so it has to be eminent risk. and you just described the broader concept of eminence, which is the phrase in there. >> yes. >> and that there can't be a capture that we're killing somebody because they can't be captured. there is also an elaboration on that which it seems to me seems to be quite a wide definition. i'm fascinated by the fact that we don't really capture terrorist suspects in yemen and somali and pakistan and these other places where we know drones, american drone strikes have killed people. people get killed there. they don't get captured. the definition
if the u.s. believes that this the target has in the past been involved in such violent activities, and the target has not renounced such activities, it can be assumed that they are an eminent threat now, and that that would justify an attack. now, again, remember, we're talking about targeted killings of americans. we're talking about making decisions based on secret administration has publicly let on. >> mike, on the three part, so it has to be eminent risk. and you just described the...
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the interest rate now on u.s. government debt held by the public -- that's the part that matters, what is independence the trust funds doesn't matter because it's one government pot paying another government pot. but the pot held by the public is extraordinarily low. by historical standards. it -- i guess i said before it can only go up. it could go down a little more but it's basically at some point going to go up, and that -- i believe will happen slowly. i said this before but there's always a chance it happens rapidly -- is going to add hundreds of millions of dollars to the federal budget deficit. and it's not a question of, will this ever happen? it will happen. the question is only about the timing and as you suggest, that event, or the series of events, as it takes place, will wipe out a significant amount of deficit reduction that the congress is fighting so hard and come so grudgingly to achieve. this is not going to be a happy town when it comes to budgeting for a long time, i think. >> something else t
the interest rate now on u.s. government debt held by the public -- that's the part that matters, what is independence the trust funds doesn't matter because it's one government pot paying another government pot. but the pot held by the public is extraordinarily low. by historical standards. it -- i guess i said before it can only go up. it could go down a little more but it's basically at some point going to go up, and that -- i believe will happen slowly. i said this before but there's always...
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weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up close and participated in history being made in far off corners of the world. as cia fulfilled the critical intelligence roles, collecting intelligence, uncovering secrets, identifying threats, partnering with foreign intelligence and security agencies, carrying out covert action and attempting to forecast events yet to happen, all in an effort to protect our people and to strengthen america's national security. and throughout my career, i had the great fortune to experience firsthand and to witness what it means to be a cia officer. such as an ana
weapons of mass destruction were a concern and u.s. officials were hard at work around the globe trying to prevent regional tensions and an mos if is from turning in to full-scale wars and ominously, the united states about to face an upsurge in terrorist attacks to claim hundreds of american lives in lebanon including a 49-year-old cia officer named bob ames killed in a brief visit to our embassy in beirut and who at the time was my boss at cia. during my 25-year career at cia, i watched up...
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it was during the clinton administration after the u.s. joint the wto that the very controversial 1996 farm bill passed. that is a legislation that completely did away with the remaining new deal protections and it deregulating what had already begun in the 1950s and stopped all government intervention in commodity markets and eliminated all the final -- of the programs like the grain reserve and the most immediate result after that bill passed, those of you who are old enough, it was called freedom farm:farmers quickly started calling it freedom to failed. the most immediate result of the legislation was the dramatic increase in the production of commodities. all of the programs that kept the marginal land out of production which is really good for the environment were now being planted from fence row to fence row. by 1999 the price of corn was 50% above 1996 levels. fifty% below 1996 levels and full was down 41% and farmesoy was down 41% and farmers were in major economic distress. lobbying and policymakers didn't address these problems
it was during the clinton administration after the u.s. joint the wto that the very controversial 1996 farm bill passed. that is a legislation that completely did away with the remaining new deal protections and it deregulating what had already begun in the 1950s and stopped all government intervention in commodity markets and eliminated all the final -- of the programs like the grain reserve and the most immediate result after that bill passed, those of you who are old enough, it was called...
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the interest rate on u.s. government debt held by the public is the part that matters. what is inside the trust fund doesn't matter because it's one piping another government pot. the part by the public is extraordinarily low. i guess i said before can only go by. you wouldn't expect it. it's basically at some point going to go up and that event, which i believe will happen slowly. there's always a chance it happens rapidly is going to read hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit. it's not a question of will this ever happening. it will happen. the question is only about the timing. as you suggest, that event or the series of events as it takes place will wipe out a significant amount of deficit reduction that the congress is fighting so hard and calm so grudgingly to achieve. this is not going to be a happy time when it comes to budgeting for a long time. >> that something else that could have been avoided. >> pricey mansion could have been avoided. i would draw a distinction between running deficits for no good reason. fighting wars without paying for t
the interest rate on u.s. government debt held by the public is the part that matters. what is inside the trust fund doesn't matter because it's one piping another government pot. the part by the public is extraordinarily low. i guess i said before can only go by. you wouldn't expect it. it's basically at some point going to go up and that event, which i believe will happen slowly. there's always a chance it happens rapidly is going to read hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal...
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please remove -- >> u.s. soldiers. it is not defending them. the number of soldiers killed by afghans who are -- mad at our program. >> i'm going to say once again that we welcome everyone here. that we expect no clapping, we expect no hissing. we expect no demonstration in this room. this is a very serious hearing. i will stop the hearing. and i will ask the room to be cleared. so know that. please continue, mr. brennan. >> thank you, chairman. i am honored to appear before you today as the president's nominee to lead the central intelligence agency. i'm grateful to president obama for the confidence he's placed in me by sending my name forward to the senate for consideration. senator warner, thank you for your generous introduction, for your service to our nation and for your strong support for those that defend it, this includes the men and women of the cia and the intelligence committee, so many of whom like me call virginia home and call you our senator. i would not be here today without the love and support of my wife cathy who's been my
please remove -- >> u.s. soldiers. it is not defending them. the number of soldiers killed by afghans who are -- mad at our program. >> i'm going to say once again that we welcome everyone here. that we expect no clapping, we expect no hissing. we expect no demonstration in this room. this is a very serious hearing. i will stop the hearing. and i will ask the room to be cleared. so know that. please continue, mr. brennan. >> thank you, chairman. i am honored to appear before...
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. >> yet, 73% of americans say cutting government spending is more likely to strengthen the u.s. economy so gary b, are these automatic cuts actually good? >> the best thing i think that could happen. you know, obama should go back to his purge on the billionaires saying they should give more. because in this case, brenda, for the past five years, the government has been the billionaires, during the first two years under the obama administration, discretionary spending increased 84%. it's toned down a little bit, thankfully, but even if you include hurricane sandy relief it's 30%. so we're talking about such a large space that this -- these cuts amount to one half of 1% of the gdp. so, brenda, the other question is, is it going to hurt the economy? bill clinton, who the democrats love and also admittedly some republicans cut discretionary spending from 22 to 18% of gdp and what happened in the economy? this is the way to kind of tighten the belt, i think is the best thing that could happen. >> some of the things are draconian. there are a lot of cuts that might be surprising and
. >> yet, 73% of americans say cutting government spending is more likely to strengthen the u.s. economy so gary b, are these automatic cuts actually good? >> the best thing i think that could happen. you know, obama should go back to his purge on the billionaires saying they should give more. because in this case, brenda, for the past five years, the government has been the billionaires, during the first two years under the obama administration, discretionary spending increased...
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u.s. media report that boeing has developed possible fixes for the battery problems of its dreamliner aircraft. if the fixes work, 787 airliners could be back in the air as early as april. the new boeing 787 fleet was grounded in january after a series of problems occurred with their lithium ion batteries. the "new york times" and the "wall street journal" report that boeing officials plan to propose the fixes to the federal aviation administration as early as friday. the u.s. newspapers say that boeing plans to redesign the arrangement of eight lithium ion batteries -- that's lithium ion cells in each battery -- and add insulation in between them. boeing told the media that the changes could minimize the risk of a short circuit or fire in one of the cells spreading to others. the plane manufacturer also told the media that it plans to put the batteries in new protective cases so that the failure of single cells will not cause fires. the two u.s. newspapers said the faa would not approve t
u.s. media report that boeing has developed possible fixes for the battery problems of its dreamliner aircraft. if the fixes work, 787 airliners could be back in the air as early as april. the new boeing 787 fleet was grounded in january after a series of problems occurred with their lithium ion batteries. the "new york times" and the "wall street journal" report that boeing officials plan to propose the fixes to the federal aviation administration as early as friday. the...
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how is the analysis different if it is a u.s. citizen who meets the criteria if it is in south carolina rabin and some or else? if you have the same constitutional -- south carolina rather than somewhere else? can you take out an american citizen on american soil? if not, why not? the only thing we get to hang our hat on is the feasibility of some senior level d.o.j. official who decides whether it is feasible or not to capture me. that is of little consolation if you are dead. is there criminal review? >> if the government wants to indict one of its officers for violating a criminal statute, certainly. >> who would do it? that would be the executive branch. we have not had much success getting the executive branch to enforce laws against itself. in the two years i have been here, we are zeroth-3. -- we are 0-3. i am out of time. i would love for the department of justice to come and explain to us with this analysis is equally applicable to american citizens on american soil. the feasibility of capture is of consolation to me if
how is the analysis different if it is a u.s. citizen who meets the criteria if it is in south carolina rabin and some or else? if you have the same constitutional -- south carolina rather than somewhere else? can you take out an american citizen on american soil? if not, why not? the only thing we get to hang our hat on is the feasibility of some senior level d.o.j. official who decides whether it is feasible or not to capture me. that is of little consolation if you are dead. is there...
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company officials say there's no cause for concern here in the u.s. but horse meat has been found in products labeled as beef in at least four countries. >>> after the break, how those automatic spending cuts could impact maryland, virginia, and d.c. >>> we are now just four days away until those $85 billion in automatic spending cuts kick in. the white house released a breakdown on how they say each side will be affected. joining us now is david jackson. he's live in northwest. david, thanks so much for joining us. let's talk about this breakdown and this was released by the obama administration. they say schools could lose about $533,000 and $1 million set aside for environmental protection would go away. >> education being the primary area where most of the cuts would fall. that's the area that president obama has been emphasizing the last several days. >> you take a look at maryland and you see the number is higher. schools can stand to lose $14 million and take a look at the defense cuts and get an idea how critical defense employees are going to
company officials say there's no cause for concern here in the u.s. but horse meat has been found in products labeled as beef in at least four countries. >>> after the break, how those automatic spending cuts could impact maryland, virginia, and d.c. >>> we are now just four days away until those $85 billion in automatic spending cuts kick in. the white house released a breakdown on how they say each side will be affected. joining us now is david jackson. he's live in...